Russia on brink of ... NOPE! Russia INVADES Ukraine!

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trenchfoot

Lifer
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Can't wait to hear of Putin forming press gangs roaming the streets of Moscow looking for their latest victims to send to Ukraine to die for Putin's dreams of ransacking and looting Ukraine, while personally enriching himself and his gang of oligarchs of whom had already lined up pre-invasion to be blessed with a slice of the Ukrainian pie.

Washing machines being stolen and sent back to family members in Russia is absolutely nothing compared to Putin's pals who will, given the chance, take over the factories that make those appliances as well as anything else they can claim as victor's spoils.
 
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Jaskalas

Lifer
Jun 23, 2004
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I'm guessing we're going to see an uptick in Yuri being clumsy.

Lot of good Russians are fighting the good fight, but I fear nothing will change unless they fight harder.

A few malcontents being smashed is nothing.
If no one is killing the enforcers on the streets, then the people won't topple the Government. Instead, it could only come from someone close enough to the top.

I think it's entirely possible that a heavily militarized and propagandized society will let itself be sacrificed. Enough Russians may actually endorse a madman's apocalypse. A modern real life enactment of "first they came for....". A broken people just keeping their heads down. Waiting until the hammer and sickle claims them after having claimed everyone else.
 
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kage69

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A few malcontents being smashed is nothing.
If no one is killing the enforcers on the streets, then the people won't topple the Government. Instead, it could only come from someone close enough to the top.

I think it's entirely possible that a heavily militarized and propagandized society will let itself be sacrificed. Enough Russians may actually endorse a madman's apocalypse. A modern real life enactment of "first they came for....". A broken people just keeping their heads down. Waiting until the hammer and sickle claims them after having claimed everyone else.

It's the size and timing of the marches that are noteworthy here, the typical Russian treatment of protestors not so much. I don't see an uprising going well unless the Rosgvardiya is compromised or eliminated somehow. Cossacks too maybe? That's their MOS, to make sure no Maidans happen in Russia, ever. Thanks to Putin's earlier paranoia, they're well situated to quash things today. Rosgvardiya is an outfit with no real American analog. They're like a semi pro amalgamation of police, soldier, political drone and Hell's Angel. They swear loyalty to Putin himself. There won't be any popular uprising with them in the way, which is why I said I believe we'll see even more sabotage efforts. Sure would be happy to be wrong though, how great would it be to see Putin get the Mussolini treatment. Putin getting retired by someone close works for me too though, sure.
 
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Jaskalas

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Rosgvardia is an outfit with no real American analog. They're like a semi pro amalgamation of police, soldier, political drone and Hell's Angel. They swear loyalty to Putin himself.

I had no idea it was that extensive. Military police state indeed....
Is it accurate to say that Putin literally recreated Hitler's Nazi SS?
Maybe even one-upped it?
 

[DHT]Osiris

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I think it's entirely possible that a heavily militarized and propagandized society will let itself be sacrificed. Enough Russians may actually endorse a madman's apocalypse. A modern real life enactment of "first they came for....". A broken people just keeping their heads down. Waiting until the hammer and sickle claims them after having claimed everyone else.
I agree, at this point they're already at the 'and then they came for me'. They're so far down the road and I doubt they even realize it.
 

cytg111

Lifer
Mar 17, 2008
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You had better check to see if he is hiding under your bed.

I just showed strong support for Ukraine in Republican ranks. You call me names.

I don't know a huge amount about Trump, but he tends to not back losers. Putin looks like a loser now.
oK
 

zinfamous

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Jul 12, 2006
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I had no idea it was that extensive. Military police state indeed....
Is it accurate to say that Putin literally recreated Hitler's Nazi SS?
Maybe even one-upped it?

I mean, Stalin and the RA were responsible for creating the first Nazi army for Hitler, so it would be on-brand.
 
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cytg111

Lifer
Mar 17, 2008
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Next nostradumbass prediction: He is gonna throw 300k people in the grinder and when that doesnt work declare justified tactical and blow one.

Bitch is basically screaming "let me win or else..."
 

kage69

Lifer
Jul 17, 2003
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Really feels like both Tehran and Moscow are working on borrowed time.

The Cook is trying to take over? Haha. Tea time Putin. One lump of polonium or two?
 
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thilanliyan

Lifer
Jun 21, 2005
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Possibility that Israel is supplying anti-UAV systems via Poland. Countering Iranian moves is important to them and so would be gaining battlefield experience against their weapons.

Wow...this is becoming a proxy war for every other war/grievance on the planet
The world better come together to rebuild Ukraine too.
 
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Mai72

Lifer
Sep 12, 2012
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Wonder if Russia will resort using a low grade nuke in the near future if they can't take Ukraine?
 
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RnR_au

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But why...

What is Viktor Medvedchuk to Putin such that he is willing to risk the wrath of the rabid war commentators of Russia who had been baying for Azov blood? I didn't understand. And then it clicked.

Medvedchuk is part of Putin's inner circle. And getting him back to Russia at such a high price is a signal to the rest of his inner circle that he will take care of them, as long as they stand with him.

He is safe guarding his flanks.
 
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K1052

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Somebody go squeeze Scholz's nuts hard enough for him to give up some IRIS-T SLMs right now to bubble a decent sized chunk of territory around Lviv so we can build proper training facilities for Ukrainian troops in country, organize repair depot/schools for western weapons, and safeguard ongoing Ukrainian weapons production.
 
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